Insect Adventures
by Jean-Henri FABRE (1823 - 1915)
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for children. It's made up of first-person narratives, and using his exceptional observation skills, gives us a close-up peep into the world of insects, including bees, wasps, worms, beetles, moths, and spiders, to name a few. When Fabre first published this work, as the Preface indicates, he was criticized by some scientists in his field for writing a scientific book that was "too interesting." - Summary by Devorah Allen
Listen next episodes of
Insect Adventures:
Bees, Cats and Red Ants ,
Fly Scavengers ,
Parasites ,
The Banded Spider ,
The Boy Who Loved Insects ,
The Building of a Spider’s Web ,
The Cabbage Caterpillar ,
The Caddis-Worm ,
The Clotho Spider ,
The Cotton-Bees and Resin-Bees ,
The Crab Spider ,
The Fly-Hunting Wasp ,
The Geometry of a Spider’s Web ,
The Great Peacock Moths ,
The Hairy Sand-Wasps ,
The Labyrinth Spider ,
The Leaf-Cutting Bees ,
The Mason-Bees ,
The Mining Bees ,
The Pine Caterpillar ,
The Spiders’ Telegraph-Wire ,
The Tarantula ,
The Truffle-Hunting Beetle ,
The Wasp and the Cricket